A question for atheists.?

Question

Is anything sacred?Is this word or concept,whatever it implies,part of the Atheistic perspective?

Answer 1

It's not a word that I use very often but, YES. For example:

Life, children, marriage, love, good deeds, charity, knowledge, education, friendship, peace, understanding, freedom ...

Probably some others but you get the idea. Remember - atheist means "doesn't believe in God - period." Nothing more.

Other than the God thing we are just like y'all.

:)

Answer 2

I'm not sure what you actually want to know. I'll give it a shot and come back later to edit my answer, in case I didn't get your idea.

But, IF I'm getting you right, my answer is I don't think anything is sacred. Can you imagine a 'check-mate' (a term from chess) in a basketball game? Well, that's how much room 'sacred' has in my life.

Answer 3

Yes. Life, truth, children, marriage, basic human rights, man's relationship to man. It's funny to me that religious people assume that atheists are "amoral" or immoral. Morality does not have to come from religious teachings. Morality can come from an understanding that humans have an obligation as members of the human race to honor the rights of others. I believe that "my rights end where another person's begin." And I've found that this simple moral principle covers everything (and then some) that religious doctrine covers. Murder and bodily harm are obvious examples, but also lying, (since truth is sacred and all humans are deserving of the truth), racism and bigotry, (as it objectifies people and denies them their basic right to "person-hood") adultery (a form of lying and inherently unfair)...well I guess you get the picture. One thing that bothers me about some religious groups, is that they would deny gay people the right to marriage (keep in mind that I'm not saying that their church has to marry them, they would try to deny them ANY marriage at all). To me, this violates everything moral I believe in. Since their rights end where the gay person's begins, why would they have the right to deny the gay person the right (it is a fundamental human right) to marry because of what their own religion says? They do not have that right, and to do so, is, in my view, immoral, because our rights are sacred.

Answer 4

I only use the word "sacred" when referring to a particular religious item, such as the sacred texts of (insert religion here). Nothing else to me is "sacred" as the definition of "sacred" is related to deities and the divine.

Answer 5

Sacred is subjective. What is sacred to you is sacred for your own personal reasons, and is not sacred for anyone else. It's not a religious thing, just something liked to your values and what you find important.

Answer 6

thank u. A: the word is like Santa Clause really.

This doesn't mean there are no ethics or morals, but yes it's a bit of a cop out, when u fail to explain the world.

Answer 7

Nothing is sacred in this world. I can't believe why people believe in such kind of religions. They're hopeless.

Answer 8

My family. Knowledge. Learning. Being myself.

Answer 9

i believe in a ballance of power, i don't mean "god" does not exist,
but that it is not what it is people say it is. i can not make any finale desision untill i go and find the truth for myself. i will not tell other what to believe, they had to decide for themselves. the truth, that is wat is sacrit, to face the truth no matter how horrible.
If there is no after life , i didn't live a lie. if there is, dude you suck at leaving messages.

Answer 10

Knowledge is sacred. Knowledge will save us from ignorant beliefs.